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Isaiah 40

He will tend his flock like a shepherd;
he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom,
and gently lead those that are with young. (Isa. 40:11)

Who is He of whom such gracious words are spoken? He is the Good Shepherd. Why does He carry the lambs in His bosom? Because He has a tender heart, and any weakness at once melts His heart. The sighs, the ignorance, the feebleness of the little ones of His flock draw forth His compassion. It is His office, as a faithful High Priest, to consider the weak. Besides, He purchased them with blood; they are His property: He must and will care for those who cost Him so dearly. Then He is responsible for each lamb, bound by covenant love not to lose one. Moreover, they are all a part of His glory and reward.

But how may we understand the expression, “he will carry them”? Sometimes He carries them by not permitting them to endure much trial. Providence deals tenderly with them. Often they are carried by being filled with an unusual degree of love, so that they bear up and stand fast. Though their knowledge may not be deep, they have great sweetness in what they do know. Frequently He carries them by giving them a very simple faith, which takes the promise just as it stands and in childlike trust runs with every trouble straight to Jesus. The simplicity of their faith gives them an unusual degree of confidence, which carries them above the world.

He carries the lambs “in his bosom.” Here is boundless affection. Would He put them in His bosom if He did not love them much? Here is tender nearness: They are so near that they could not possibly be nearer. Here is a holy relationship: There are precious love-passages between Christ and His weak ones. Here is perfect safety: In His bosom who can hurt them? They must hurt the Shepherd first. Here is perfect rest and sweetest comfort. Surely we are not sufficiently aware of the infinite tenderness of Jesus!

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2 months ago | [YT] | 0

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GOD CARES

Written By Melissa Talbot
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7
“I don’t care!” How often I’ve heard myself say those three seemingly innocent words and not always in an easy-going way. Usually, these words rise up in an attempt to shield myself from something hurtful, making it appear as though I wasn’t wounded by the actions or statements of another person. But I was wounded and I do care – deeply.

Yet, the depths of my heart is where I hold and hide the pain, bringing it before the Lord in isolation. It’s there that the true motivation of my heart is laid bare and I’m convicted by the negative attitude that caused me to utter those words in the first place. It’s there I confess my mistake and seek God’s help, forgiveness and understanding of the stinging situation.

Usually, my uncaring spirit came as a result of my own self-righteousness. I didn’t get what I wanted when I wanted it, so I falsely shrugged it off like it was no big deal. I believed something was owed to me when it wasn’t. It’s not about me, not when I profess to live for and be a follower of Jesus Christ. Once that divine realization hits me, it’s typically followed by a heavy sigh and the prayer, “Have mercy on me Lord, I’m such a wretched sinner!”

However, this outward response always comes with an inward change of knowing God’s truth and goodness. Jesus promised that I’ll have trouble in this life (John 16:33). I will stumble along the narrow way as I attempt to walk toward Christlikeness in my life of faith. In it all, though, God still cares about the things that perplex, frustrate and irritate me about this fallen world.

In today’s verse lies the absolute truth about our God. He cares. No, he really does care – deeply, powerfully and unceasingly – about everything that tests our limits as his children. He already knows about the broken relationship, the workplace that’s hostile and the heart that’s anxious. The Lord calls us from the pages of Scripture to entrust him with what brings us despair, anxiety and fear, so that we can live fully in the freedom that Jesus Christ died on the Cross to give us.

So, let us live in that freedom and in the truth of today’s devotional verse: casting every care, concern and heavy-hearted dilemma onto our God who endlessly cares for each and every one of us.

Father God, oh how you love and care for us! I’m so thankful that my heart’s negative posture can be quieted through repentance, turning away from my selfishness and returning to the warmth of your loving embrace where I’m quickly restored to a right relationship with you. Give me the humility and grace to turn away from uncaring attitudes in exchange for deep compassion and care for those in this broken and fallen world. In Jesus’s precious name I pray. Amen.

Throughout The Day: You are precious to the Lord and he cares so very deeply for you and what weighs heavy on your heart. Offload that weight onto the God of the universe who loves you and can handle everything you give to him. Then rest in the peace of that surrender.

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2 months ago | [YT] | 1

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Family, I want to encourage each one of you to share your testimony in this group.

Your testimony matters. It is the story of what God has done in your life, through your life, and for your life. There is nothing to be ashamed of, because it is not about glorifying man it is about glorifying God.

📖 “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.” Psalm 107:2
📖 “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.” Revelation 12:11

Many of your family and friends don’t actually know your full story. They don’t know where God brought you from, how He saved you, or how He changed your life into who you are today. That story needs to be shared.

If you would like to share your testimony on my YouTube channel, I can come to you and record it, or you can record it yourself and send it to me.

Let’s not hide what God has done. Let’s speak boldly and give Him the glory. Your testimony might be exactly what someone else needs to hear to believe that God can change their life too.

2 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Merciful Blessings

Written By Jessica Seale
Blessed are the merciful, for they will obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:7
I started memorizing scripture before I learned to read. Sometimes my mom would help me by putting verses to music. I was singing parts of the beatitudes to the tune of Mary had a little lamb around the same time I learned my ABC’s. But I was an adult when I learned a lesson of how blessed mercy really is.

I was sweating as I put the laundry in. This was about nine years ago when I was caring for the elderly mother-in-law of a friend. The lady I was caring for, we’ll call her Mary, often felt cold, as many older people do. She had the heater on during the summer and wore sweat suits around the house. That was fine for her, but I was roasting, and wanting to sit on the porch where it was cooler.

I didn’t think much about how I had put the laundry in, until Mary opened the dryer and showed me a sweat suit covered in lint. I had put a towel in to wash and dry with her new sweatsuit. She was not happy and I don’t blame her.

I didn’t know how to make it right, but I did try. Not finding a lint roller, I spent quite a bit of time picking lint off that sweat suit. As I did, I realized something surprisingly profound. Just as there was no way I could make those sweats new and lint-free again, no matter how hard I tried, there is also no way I can make myself sinless and whole. That’s why I need mercy, and its close cousin, grace.

I could never deserve mercy. After all, mercy is not getting the punishment or harm we deserve. But I am glad that as I show mercy to others, I can know that this same mercy is given to me.

I was extra patient with Mary after trying to pick the lint off her new sweats, giving her the mercy I knew I needed myself. Today, when I remember that story, I know I’m not done offering mercy to others, as God so freely offers it to me.

Dear Father, thank you for mercy, for not giving me what I deserve. Help me continue to offer that mercy to others. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Throughout this Day: how can you show mercy to others today?

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2 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Merciful Blessings

Written By Jessica Seale
Blessed are the merciful, for they will obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:7
I started memorizing scripture before I learned to read. Sometimes my mom would help me by putting verses to music. I was singing parts of the beatitudes to the tune of Mary had a little lamb around the same time I learned my ABC’s. But I was an adult when I learned a lesson of how blessed mercy really is.

I was sweating as I put the laundry in. This was about nine years ago when I was caring for the elderly mother-in-law of a friend. The lady I was caring for, we’ll call her Mary, often felt cold, as many older people do. She had the heater on during the summer and wore sweat suits around the house. That was fine for her, but I was roasting, and wanting to sit on the porch where it was cooler.

I didn’t think much about how I had put the laundry in, until Mary opened the dryer and showed me a sweat suit covered in lint. I had put a towel in to wash and dry with her new sweatsuit. She was not happy and I don’t blame her.

I didn’t know how to make it right, but I did try. Not finding a lint roller, I spent quite a bit of time picking lint off that sweat suit. As I did, I realized something surprisingly profound. Just as there was no way I could make those sweats new and lint-free again, no matter how hard I tried, there is also no way I can make myself sinless and whole. That’s why I need mercy, and its close cousin, grace.

I could never deserve mercy. After all, mercy is not getting the punishment or harm we deserve. But I am glad that as I show mercy to others, I can know that this same mercy is given to me.

I was extra patient with Mary after trying to pick the lint off her new sweats, giving her the mercy I knew I needed myself. Today, when I remember that story, I know I’m not done offering mercy to others, as God so freely offers it to me.

Dear Father, thank you for mercy, for not giving me what I deserve. Help me continue to offer that mercy to others. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Throughout this Day: how can you show mercy to others today?

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2 months ago | [YT] | 0

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4 months ago | [YT] | 1

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CONVERSATION PEACE

If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
Galatians 5:15
My mouth has the power to bring life or death (Proverbs 18:21) with the words I speak. Even when someone is rubbing me the wrong way, it’s my responsibility to hold my tongue or speak words of love. Yet, in times of sinfulness, slights fall off my lips with immediate regret. Praise God for his convictions upon my behavior!

Whenever I read today’s verse, I’m reminded of the battle between predator and prey in the animal kingdom. The hunt and kill instinct is natural because of the need to be fed, but the horrific brutality of this natural process can be cringe-worthy when witnessing one animal tearing apart another. As God’s people we, too, can become participants in similar brutality when we shred each other apart using godless words fueled by gossip, condescension or anger.

While we may not strip flesh from bone when verbally attacking one another, there is a stripping away of our ability to recognize that the person across from us, whom we’re exchanging poisonous barbs with, was created in God’s likeness. That they are the Lord’s image bearer. No good comes as a result of pouncing on another to prove a point or win an argument. Not to mention the corruption taking place within our own hearts and being displayed in our outward character.

As believers, it might be tempting to engage in a heated debate or gossip session but it only results in tainting our witness to a lost and broken world. Its ruler, Satan, thrives on creating disharmony among people.

Even though we were once enemies of God, we are enemies no more. We are redeemed creatures who must intentionally interact with others in ways that bring restoration and healing to a person we once saw as difficult and unloveable. Oh God, let conversation peace begin with me! Teach me to hold my tongue or only speak that which is edifying, encouraging and loving to the individual across from me.

Heavenly Father, let it be me who stops a heated exchange with someone before it can ever begin. May I leave the room rather than leave your image bearer a wounded person. Help me to be quick to listen, slow to speak and even slower to become angry (James 1:19). Give me words of love, healing, mercy and compassion when speaking to those who may enjoy being wicked. Let me see them through your eyes and respond with love. In Jesus’s name I pray. Amen.

Throughout this day: Read through Galatians 5 and James 3, stopping once in a while to meditate on and absorb God’s truths. Take what you have read and, prayerfully, apply it to your life, especially when you sense a heated situation with a difficult person.

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4 months ago | [YT] | 2

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